5 Great British Desserts
If there’s one thing we Brits know about, it’s pudding. At The Chequers, our afters are iconic and tasty enough to give anyone a sweet tooth (even someone whose preferences are strictly savoury)!
We have one of the best restaurants in Marlow for dessert. Choosing a little something from our sweet menu is the perfect reward if you’ve spent the day exploring Buckinghamshire, enjoying a Thames river walk or soaking up the splendour of the Chilterns countryside.
To prove how much we appreciate the classics – those Great British desserts that everyone loves – we thought we’d list our favourites. Book a stay in our Buckinghamshire hotel and round off your meal with these delish dishes…
1. Eton mess
Arguably the most quintessentially English dessert of the lot, Eton Mess has its origins close to our boutique Marlow hotel. First served at Eton College in nearby Berkshire, it’s a heavenly combination of strawberries, meringue and cream. What makes our version so tasty? We’ve turned it into a baked cheesecake, combining berry compote, vanilla and shards of torched meringue.
2. Apple crumble
This iconic pud came about as a result of Second World War food rationing. And we may be biased, but we think our crispy, buttery apple crumble is the best. It’s loaded with fruit, then topped with honeycomb and served with vanilla ice cream and – wait for it – Baileys custard. It comes in a dish that’s big enough to share, but it’s so good that you may not want to.
3. Sticky toffee pudding
We couldn’t really claim to be the best restaurant in Marlow for dessert without a sticky toffee pudding on the menu. Ours may just be better than the one Grandma used to make – it’s topped with glazed bananas, butterscotch sauce and Brakspear beer ice cream. No one really knows where sticky toffee pudding was invented; what we can tell you is that you’ll probably want to lick the plate clean.
4. Chocolate cake
No Great British tea party is the same without a devilishly good slice of chocolate cake. Possibly the naughtiest dessert on the menu of our Marlow restaurant, our chefs combine layers of dark and white chocolate mousse, honeycomb and honeycomb ice cream before ladling over a rich chocolate sauce. If there’s one thing guaranteed to make your fellow diners say, “I want what they’re having,” it’s this.
5. Ice cream
Ok, so research tells us that ice cream was actually first eaten in China in around 200BC. But there’s no denying its status as a classic British summertime dessert. Ours are made by the gelato geniuses at Ice Cream Union, and with a rotating selection of flavours as brilliant as salted caramel, lemon pie and mango sorbet, you’re sure to find something to please your palate when eating at our Marlow restaurant.